Text Feature – An important
feature of literacy and informational text that helps the reader make meaning
of the text.
Book
Title _______________________________________________
A. Table of Contents helps the reader find key
topics in the book in the order that they come.
List at least 4 chapters.
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B. Index is an alphabetical list of
almost everything written in the text, with page numbers so you can find the
information.
List at least 5 topics and
include the page numbers in alphabetic order for the letter “M”.
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C. Glossary helps the reader understand
key words that are in the text.
Provide two definitions from your glossary:
Ø Immigrants -
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D. Pictures provide the reader with an
image in order to understand exactly what something looks like.
An
example of a photograph was found on
page ________________
It
helps me understand _____________________________________
An
example of an illustration was found
on page________________
It
helps me understand _____________________________________
E. Captions give the reader a better understanding of what is happening in a picture or
photograph.
An
example of a painting is found on page 63 in your History Alive book.
The caption for
this painting is “Before the Pilgrims landed at
It
helps me understand ______________________________________
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F. Labels help the reader identify a
picture/photograph and/or its parts.
An
example of a label is _____________________________________
It
was found on page ________________________________________
The
label clarified __________________________________________
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G. Maps help
the reader understand where things are in the world.
One
example of a map is _____________________________________
and
can be found on page _____________________________________
This
map helps me understand _________________________________
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H. Types of print help the reader by
signaling, "Look at me! I'm
important!"
· Bold
· Italics
· Color
· Font
One
example of a type of print is _______________________________
This
print was on page _______________________________________
I
think it important because ___________________________________
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I. Chart helps the reader understand
by representing information in different forms such as;
· Diagrams
· Time Lines
· Graphs
An
example of a chart is _____________________________________
The
chart was found on page __________________________________
This
chart represented information regarding _____________________
It
helped me understand ______________________________________
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J. Information Box helps the reader by
providing definitions, information, and key terms.
An
example of an information box _____________________________
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The
information box provided _________________________________
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